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Thanks to this video and a couple of others.....I'm now the proud owner of a 512BB....and my god, what a beautiful machine in person...and the sound.....OMG....
I'd be happy to have a drive in any Ferrari, I will never own any kind but I have loved them since I was a boy, and watching Magnum PI, Driving around Hawaii wearing a Hawaiian Shirt in his 308 was a real joy
i was offered a dino for 600quid it was as rotten as it could possible opened the door almost fell off put my hand onthe seat almosy fell out the floor lifted the engine bay cover it come off the hinges was terrible must have been in a river or ??? it was a red gts this was in 1985
Magnificent engine, but you sure can see the attraction of producing the same horsepower with an electric motor with basically two moving parts, compared to how many?
Thanks for a great video and well explained, I learnt a lot. I have a '97 355 Challenge with the free breathing Bosch 2.7 Motronic injection, non cat, no anti pollution plumbing, no exhaust shut off valve, manual gearbox. A lot less 0:14 expensive to maintain.
11:09 Is a seriously complicated gearbox set up. However it was first generation. Will be interesting to see a comparison on the later car maybe the 430 when it has gone through two more generations as to how this works and how more efficient he had to come? You already mentioned they upgraded the pump for the 360 so it will be interesting to see how it got along to the 430 and maybe even the 599
84’ 308Gtsi is my dream care! Huge Magnum Pi fan! Getting this car up and sorted was probably $25,000 US plus. I know timing belts job is around $10,000 US itself But hey it all needed done Looks good
1:41 At this stage Ian mentioned that that is this is a really good touring car. For me the 550/575 paint the picture of the quintessential Gran Turismo. Big long bonnet comfortable cabin big boot. The 812s and F12s and even the 599 and everything that followed just don’t paint the same picture. Whilst doing the same and probably even better job. This generation of Ferrari just paints the picture of the ultimate Europe crusher. Looks like it can get you anywhere comfortably in rapid time. Just driving overnight and putting in 600 miles in a few hours. Not even feeling the distance.
I think for a number of reasons they did well with this car. It’s a true GTO. It’s got all the bits and all the bells and whistles on the lightweight and everything. But it looks like a normal Ferrari 599 to the major extent. Also the interior isn’t stripped back like in an F 40 or anything like that to make it completely impractical. I know these are very very popular in Monaco, because a it’s a beast of a car, it’s an exclusive thing and that’s what Monaco is all about but mainly it’s comfortable. And usable. And can get you about Europe in no time at all in great luxurious comfort. Also with all the dynamic software and control systems etc regular man can drive this at high speed, as long as he behaves himself a little bit, and it’s not going to kill him like an F 40 would or a 288 GTO
I'm fortunate enough to own a red '97 355 Challenge. Watching this reconfirmed that I should hang on to it. I was thinking of selling it and buying a 458 Sider, also a great Ferrari.
I like the way these master spray painters make it look like it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. Well actually it’s probably more difficult than brain surgery to get a really good spray job done like this.
I was six in 1977. My mum had an Austin 1100. Most cars back then were like Ford Cortina Mark twos and I think mk1 fiestas etc. But most folk had a Morris minor or something like that. Or an Austin Princess. Imagine seeing one of these buggers looking like that rolling down the street. It must’ve looked like a rocket ship from outer space.
That is a fantastic beautiful car. But the fact of the matter is if that is in Knightsbridge than the parking spot it is parked on is worth probably four times the value of the car. 6 x 10 parking spots can go for £1 million no problem down there
